These fantastical tales prove that you can do anything with a friend (and a little magic) on your side!

The Witching Wind by NATALIE LLOYD. While on tour with her country music star granny, eleven-year-old Roxie's granny suddenly goes missing. Elsewhere, Grayson had been waiting for her sister to turn 18 and comes to collect her from the foster home, but then she vanishes, too. The new friends soon learn about a "witching wind" that steals what people love most, and the girls are sure that's where their family has gone... now they just have to find them.

Splinter & Ash by MARIEKE NIJKAMP. Princess Ash has grown up using a cane and joint-strengthening braces, and being mocked by the nobles in court for it. Splinter's always been told she can't be a knight like her brother because she's not a boy, but she's not a girl, either. The two become fast friends, and soon uncover a shadowy group of nobles plotting to overthrow the queen, but not before they abduct Princess Ash. Will they be able to thwart the plot and get back home?

Valor Wings by SAM SUBITY. Iris has cared for the dragon in the woods since it hatched, so when he gets accused of stealing military rations, she strikes a deal that spares his life, but sends him off to the warfront, the front her brother is currently trapped behind. Meanwhile, Max and his grandfather must escape once the Germans invaded their country of Belgium, separating them but leading Max right to Iris. Can the two save the ones they love, together?

The Daggers of Ire by J. C. CERVANTES. When Esme and her best friend, Tiago, discover that their families and all the town’s witches have vanished — along with their magic, which keeps San Bosco alive, it's up to them to find a fabled original witch, which may or may not exist. With a witch hunter on their tail, time is of the essence, and if they don't succeed, they risk losing their families and their magic forever.

The Time Travel Twins by TAD SAFRAN. Twins Pew and Basket Church dream of escaping their miserable orphanage. Or, even better, the return of their unknown parents. But even in their wildest dreams they never imagined they can travel through time! Armed only with perplexing clues to their past and a time travel talisman that is key to their future, Pew and Basket race to uncover the secrets of their family. along the way, they must also outsmart time’s greatest villain.

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